The Pakistan national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in March and April 2006 to play two Test matches and three ODIs. Pakistan won the Test series 1–0 with 1 match drawn.

Test series summary[edit]

First Test[edit]

26–30 March 2006 (5-day match) Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	Pakistan
185 (57.5 overs) TM Dilshan 69 (106) Mohammad Asif 4/41 (16 overs)		176 (54.4 overs) Imran Farhat 69 (90) MF Maharoof 4/52 (15 overs)
448/5d (128 overs) KC Sangakkara 185 (326) Mohammad Asif 2/71 (23 overs)		337/4 (121 overs) Shoaib Malik 148* (369) M Muralitharan 3/94 (42 overs)

Match drawn Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: SJ Davis (AUS) and RE Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: KC Sangakkara (SL)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
• There was no play on the first day.

Second Test[edit]

3–5 April 2006 (5-day match) Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	Pakistan
279 (91.2 overs) KC Sangakkara 79 (98) Mohammad Asif 6/44 (23 overs)		170 (52.4 overs) Younis Khan 35 (57) M Muralitharan 5/39 (16.4 overs)
73 (24.5 overs) KC Sangakkara 16 (31) Mohammad Asif 5/27 (12 overs)		183/2 (43.2 overs) Younis Khan 73* (98) SL Malinga 1/33 (6.2 overs)

Pakistan won by 8 wickets Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Umpires: SJ Davis (AUS) and DJ Harper (AUS) Player of the match: Mohammad Asif (PAK)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
• Iftikhar Anjum (PAK) made his Test debut.

ODI series[edit]

Pakistan won the three-match ODI series 2–0 with 1st ODI match abandoned due to rain.

1st ODI[edit]

17 March 2006 (D/N) Scorecard

Pakistan  201/8 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka
Mohammad Yousuf 46 (76) Farveez Maharoof 3/24 (10 overs)

No Result R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SRI) and Steve Davis (AUS)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

2nd ODI[edit]

19 March 2006 Scorecard

Sri Lanka  130 (44.2 overs)	v	Pakistan 134/6 (44.4 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 48* (75) Naved-ul-Hasan 3/23 (6.2 overs)		Abdul Razzaq 41* (101) Lasith Malinga 2/22 (9 overs)

Pakistan won by 4 wickets R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS) and Tyron Wijewardene (SRI) Player of the match: Abdul Razzaq (PAK)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

3rd ODI[edit]

22 March 2006 Scorecard

Sri Lanka  224 (49.4 overs)	v	Pakistan 229/6 (45.2 overs)
Chamara Kapugedera 50 (74) Shahid Afridi 3/37 (10 overs)		Mohammad Yousuf 53 (73) Muttiah Muralitharan 3/58 (10 overs)

Pakistan won by 4 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SRI) and Steve Davis (AUS) Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (PAK)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Pakistan in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2005/06
• Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2005/06